Mango Productivity: Scientists asked to bring new varieties

Director MRI disclosed that two new mango varieties including ‘Azeemo’ and ‘Sindhri Late’ were being introduced

MULTAN: Special Secretary Agriculture Punjab Gulzar Hussain Shah Tuesday urged scientists to develop new mango varieties in accordance with the specific taste and nutritional habits of consumers from lucrative foreign markets to enhance the country’s foreign exchange earnings. Scientists should develop mango varieties having good nutritional value but low Fructose and Sucrose, Gulzar said during a visit to different sections of Mango Research Institute (MRI) here on Tuesday. The special secretary agriculture also advised quarters concerned to pay attention to exporting those existing mango varieties which have not so far been exported. Director MRI Mushtaq Ahmad Alvi disclosed that two new mango varieties including ‘Azeemo’ and ‘Sindhri Late’ were being introduced, which he added matched international standards and possessed good export potential.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 5^th, 2015.

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